School Psychologist

Company: Community Child Guidance Clinic, Inc
Location: Manchester
Posted on: September 26, 2022

Job Description:

JOB TITLE: School Psychologist - Education Dept DEPARTMENT: Education SUPERVISED BY: School Clinical Services Director JOB SUMMARY:Provide individual, group, and family clinical interventions and case management to students and their families based on the students' Individualized Education Plans and other identified clinical concerns to improve the social and psychological functioning of students and their families, and maximize the academic functioning of students. Conduct comprehensive psychological evaluations to determine special education eligibility, exceptionality classification, and provide treatment recommendations to the students' school team and families. Provide clinical assessment, diagnostic formulation, and feedback to the school team, families, and other providers as well as coordinate treatment with outside providers. Serve as part of the clinical school team, collaborating and providing clinical consultation and in-service training to teachers, teaching assistants, and other school providers. Assist in the development and implementation of behavioral plans and individualized education plans for assigned students. Provide crisis interventions in the school milieu including risk assessments and assisting with de-escalation and safety planning. Participate in development of school clinical programming and PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) programming. Provide clinical supervision of psychology students and other psychology staff who require supervision. Position requires excellent skills in administering and interpreting psychological assessment instruments, strong clinical diagnostic skills and ability to implement individual and school-based treatment interventions, ability to collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience and/or training in providing clinical services in a school setting are preferred.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide Clinical Services to CCGC School students and their families Assist in coordinating and conducting tours, pre-placement, and intake interviews with students and their families. Complete diagnostic evaluations and treatment plans for assigned students Collect supplementary information needed to assess and treat students, such as school reports, evaluations, relevant medical records, reports from previous providers, etc. Provide clinical interventions including individual and group therapy as well as psycho-education to assigned students based on student's Individualized Education Plan as well as other identified clinical concerns, such as trauma, changes at home/ school, etc. Provide family therapy and/or frequent contact with assigned students' families by phone to provide behavioral updates, psycho-education, referrals for community supports, and parent skills training as well as work to improve parent-child interactions, communication, and family well-being. Provide case management to students and their families including making referrals and coordinating with outside treatment providers and referring families to community support services as needed Attend provider meetings (e.g. DCF meetings) in person or by phone Complete written documentation of clinical services including completing diagnostic evaluations, progress notes, Medicaid billing notes as requested by the district, and PPT Progress Summaries Conduct comprehensive psychological evaluations of students Conduct comprehensive psychological evaluations that include but are not limited to the assessment of intellectual, developmental, academic, social/emotional and behavioral status to determine eligibility for special education services, exceptionality classification, and provide recommendations to the students' school team and families Complete written reports of evaluation results in a timely manner and presents results at PPT Maintain knowledge and training in current psychological measures and accurately reports results Provide consultation to CCGC staff as necessary to assist in interpreting psychological testing results of clients/ students Provide in-service training as necessary to CCGC staff regarding understanding psychological assessment Participate as a part of student's multi-disciplinary team Provide regular and ongoing clinical consultation and collaboration with teachers, teaching assistants, and other school personnel/providers to determine problem behaviors, triggers of misbehavior, and plan and implement behavioral interventions to address these concerns. Assist in the development of students' Individualized Education Plans as part of the educational team Consult and collaborate with other school staff to review and evaluate client's progress toward educational and treatment goals and engage in transition planning Understand results of testing evaluations and collaborate with school team, families, and other providers in implementing recommendations of educational, neurological, psychological, speech, OT, and other testing results Attend student's PPT meetings to provide consultation and collaboration with child's home school district, family, and other providers as part of the CCGC School team. Provide training to school staff to improve their understanding of related clinical topics so that they can better understand and more effectively respond to the students and their behaviors Provide Clinical Risk Assessments and Participate in Crisis Intervention in the School Setting Respond promptly and conduct clinical risk assessments when students present as a danger to themselves or others. Determine when students need further evaluation (i.e., Emergency Room evaluation) to determine level of safety. Inform students' caregivers of concerning behaviors and results/ impressions gathered during risk assessments and make safety plans with the family as necessary Participate in safety planning with school staff to manage students with high risk behaviors as necessary. Participate as part of the school team in de-escalation and management of crisis situations in the school milieu Program Development Collaborate and participate as part of the clinical team in the development of school clinical interventions (e.g., group curriculum, evidence-based therapies) Participate in in-house and outside trainings to learn new clinical interventions and techniques and incorporate these interventions into the school setting as appropriate Collaborate with school staff in the development of Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Programs to improve the climate of the academic setting/ improve student well-being Provide ideas and feedback to school administrative staff regarding programs and services in the school Participate in special initiative committees as possible and appropriate to plan and implement programs and services in the school. Participate and attend school events (e.g., school Christmas party, talent shows, etc.) to provide students with support and create a cohesive school team. Provide Clinical Supervision of psychology students and trainees Assist in recruiting and interviewing potential psychology students or trainees Provide required supervision hours to unlicensed psychology students or trainees in both group and individual format Review and edit written documentation/reports produced by unlicensed psychology students or trainees Complete evaluations of the clinical work of students and trainees as necessary All other duties assigned by supervisor. QUALIFICATIONS: Master's degree in School Psychology and #070 CSDE endorsement of certification

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